Daniel 11:32 ‘.. but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.’

DAILY READING; John 13:1-20; 2 Chronicles 18; Psalm 78:21-37

John Geddie was a Canadian missionary who was known as “the father of Presbyterian missions in the South Seas.” He pioneered missionary work in the New Hebrides islands.
In 1848, John Geddie got on a ship with his wife and children to travel to the South Sea Islands to begin a mission work there. After a voyage of more than 20,000 miles, they arrived in the New Hebrides Islands. However, the island chain was filled with cannibals.
It was quite frightening for John and his wife to discover, shortly after their arrival, that more than twenty crew members of a British ship had been killed and eaten recently by the cannibals on the island.
This piece of bad news was enough to have sent them running back to Canada. However, they decided to trust God and forge on with their missionary work. In the course of their work, the islanders often stole their belongings and they were under constant threat of being killed, yet they didn’t give up.
When a deadly measles epidemic swept through the island, killing almost a third of the population, John and his wife trusted God for divine protection and He preserved them.
And because they refused to quit, despite the many challenges, they soon began to see positive results of their labour. Though there had never been a convert on the island, soon the people began to receive the Gospel and many eventually became Christians.
John Geddie continued his ministry faithfully, including translating the entire Bible into the native language and planting twenty-five churches.
Through his work, many of the islanders gave up their evil practices such as killing wives at their husbands’ death. Soon virtually everyone on the island got converted to Christianity through John Geddie’s ministry.
Years later, after his death, in the pulpit of the church where Geddie had pastored in the island, stands a plaque in his honor. It reads: “When he landed in 1848, there were no Christians here, and when he left in 1872 there were no heathen.”

Daniel 11:32 says ‘..but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.’

Perspective is indeed important. To succeed, we must always see life from God’s point of view. Without such a perspective we follow natural inclinations of fear and doubt, when faced with challenges.
In trying situation, we must depend on God’s grace and walk by faith, not by sight. We must focus on God’s Word and let His promises shine on our problems.
The truth is that what sometimes appear as impossible situations could actually be great opportunities in disguise, arranged by God for our lifting.
When the men of Israel ran from Goliath and David ran towards him, the difference in their reactions was perspective. While the men of Israel saw a looming crisis, David saw a looming opportunity.
Indeed challenges are common obstacles on the path of every man’s destiny. But how we decide to respond to them will determine if we win or lose.
We must therefore learn to always access situations based on the perspective of God’s Word. What could look like a casting down for others could actually be a lifting up for you.
When God’s Word girds our minds, we will always see God at work in every situation around us. When we trust that the God who runs the universe cannot mismanage our destiny, then we can afford to be joyful and thankful in every situation.
The truth is that as a man thinks in his heart so is he. What you see within you is what will eventually manifest around you. Therefore let us keep the right perspective of faith, instead of fear, by constantly meditating on God’s Word.
It doesn’t matter the present challenges, when God is on your side, majority is on your side. And truly when you know your God, you shall indeed be strong and do exploits.

PRAYER; Lord please grant me the grace to constantly focus on Your Word, so that faith can be ignited in my heart to always see things from Your own perspective. Thank You Lord for causing me to triumph always in Jesus Name.

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When you apply The Word of God, it will work for you, anywhere and anytime- WORDBITE 222.